San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-23

THE COMMITTEE appointed Saturday
night had their meeting yesterday after
noon. Some additional names were put
upon the list, and matters opened. Sug-
gestions of practical character were
made and all taken under advisement.
An adjourned meeting Of the commit
tee was called for Thursday afternoon
to perfect organization. The work will
be thoroughly formulated and system
affixed before being submitted to the
public. San AntOnians may rest as
sured that the interests OF this city are in
good hands, and that the present move
ment promises more practical results
than anything ever before attempted in
southern Texas. The LIGHT can be de-
pended upon to give its readers all in
formation concerning the movements in
progress, and to second the work OF the
committee in every possible way.
"
THE northwest wheat grower is deep
ly interested in the rate war on wheat
which threatens to engulf all the trunk
lines that carry Minnesota, Dakota and
Manitoba wheat. Heretofore the rate
has been one and one half cents lower
on Minnesota wheat and three cents
lower on Dakota wheat to Minneapolis
than to Duluth. This difference the
Zenith city OF the unsalted seas does not
70 ha
has done away with this dlflerentisl in
Its tariff just issued and the probabilities
are that the Northern Pacific will follow
suit. This means no wheat for ship
ment from Minneapolis, and very seri-
Gus threat against her great milling in
terests. All Minneapolis roads must
meet the cut, or see their wheat stream
diverted to Duluth, from which point
the lake fleet stands ready to carry it to
the Atlantic sea board. The situation is
interesting and particularly so to the
farmer on the great wheat fields to
whom 1t means at least one and half
cents per bushel advance for his grain
THERE is no general feeling, such "a IL
frequently paraded in democratic jour
nails, on the part Of the republicans
against a division of the OOlOred vote.
Were that division brought about equit-
ably and legitimately it would be good
thing for the cOlOred people themselves
and equally beneficial to the republican
party. The republican party is not u
class party, does not believe in class leg
islRtiOn, and has never endpavored TO
the Irish, the Scandinavians or the col
ored people as class. 1t has long pro-
tested against the keeping up Of race
lines and continues that protest. You
cannot divide political party on
geographical line, and IL Ia because the
democratic party has done this and up
on this division alone essays to control
the government OF this country that the
negro vote has naturally affiliated with
the party which conferred citizenship
rights upon that race. When there Ia q
realignment OF parties, and the real re-
publican vote south is rehabilitsted
with the power of free ballot, without
social ostracism, then there will no
doubt be change In the colored vote.
So long, however, as the oolored man
sees that the holding Of republican
views and the advocacy Of republican
measures and candidates works dis
credit and disadvantage to his white re-
publican neighbor, so long will he con-
slider himself unsafe within the ranks of
the democratic party.
THE conspicuous attempt OF certain
paws iournaIs TO travel beyond the facts